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Sri Lanka and Lithuania Hold Bilateral Discussions to Strengthen Digital Economy Cooperation
A high-level bilateral discussion was held yesterday afternoon (October 05th) at the Office of the Deputy Minister in Colombo between Eng. Eranga Weeraratne, Deputy Minister of Digital Economy, and H.E. Vidmantas Verbickas, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania, along with a senior Lithuanian delegation, to advance strategic cooperation across digital economy initiatives,...
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